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The Hoomans

Original 3 Piece Blues Rock with a contemporary twist !!!

It’s rare that anyone comes across a creative force like “The Hoomans” and realise what they just experienced. Yet, the mention of the band to anyone in the Brisbane music community evokes the musical story of a traditional three piece who can create music that captures your mind and takes you away.

To see them perform on stage is an experience all in itself. With the fusion of contemporary rock and blues in the beat of their song “Pretty”, encompasses a catching jazzy tune that will make you want to get up and groove along to the sound of the musical pulse. The hypnotic melody of bass and drums practically turns every room they play in into a groovy tribal sweat. Before you know it ….. they’re belting out new song ….. and it’s another funky guitar intro with that fat bass sound working in metronomic timing with the drums.

So just who are The Hoomans?

Colin Fairbrother (vox/drummer) and Tony Sheehan (vox/guitarist/songwriter) met through high school and continued jamming up the tunes playing in traditional rock and roll cover bands, “Charlie don’t Surf” and “Fourier Grey” at various venues around Brisbane.

As the passion for original music continued to manifest they teamed with Emu Jackson (vox/bass/songwriter) performing together in the early 2000’s in a five piece, “Thelmas Grapes”. During this time they performed throughout Brisbane including making the final ten in the Queensland Rock Awards. Not bad considering there where over 300 bands in the comp.

Now, after years gone by they have reunited as an old school three piece, playing some of the old but more intriguingly writing new modern and catchy contemporary blues rock tunes guaranteed to get you out of your chair and grooving to their music.